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the ravens are taking the lombardi trophy -- back to term city after that 34-31 win over san francisco. the atmosphere in baltimore is still electric. >> fans are flocking to get their hands on souvenirs. >> the baltimore ravens became super bowl champions for a second time about 13 hours ago and fans in raven countries are wasting no time. this is dicks sporting goods in columbia, maryland. they decided to open their doors at 6:00 in the morning and there were people waiting to get in. this is some of the stuff they are selling. it was not an easy victory but it was a big victory in new orleans. these are the popular t-shirts. how'd you get the shirts on the shelves so soon? >> mcvey cent of -- they sent them to was tuesday of zero championship week. >> you guys decided to open your doors extra early today. how does he have been this morning? how you keep the shelves and tables stocked? this place is crazy with fans. >> we actually opened in an open air fashion and we keep the shelves stocked and get more merchandise delivered almost every hour. we had deliveries at 1:00 last night an
the ravens are taking the lombardi trophy -- back to term city after that 34-31 win over san francisco. the atmosphere in baltimore is still electric. >> fans are flocking to get their hands on souvenirs. >> the baltimore ravens became super bowl champions for a second time about 13 hours ago and fans in raven countries are wasting no time. this is dicks sporting goods in columbia, maryland. they decided to open their doors at 6:00 in the morning and there were people waiting to get...
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they went through large parts of the city and other areas in the south. six people died and thousands have been left homeless after landslides buried them. libya has formally been joined the u.n. treaty on narcotic drugs. they persuaded the right to chu coca leaves as a traditional remedy. they were concerned as the leaves are also used to make cocaine. this was good news for farmers. this is her story in her own news. >> my name is amelia, and i have been a coca farmer since i was a child. i have seven brothers, and my mother used to bring me along to help them with the harvest. now we wake up every morning and prepare our lunch. then we come here to harvest. we do not get home until 7:00 or 8:00 at night. coca leaves allow us to send our children to school. we want to build something in our community. we use the money from the harvest. we cannot grow oranges or anything else because this land is only good for coca. we live and feed our families and to this plan. we have to struggle to the right to keep farming coca because if the government changes are
they went through large parts of the city and other areas in the south. six people died and thousands have been left homeless after landslides buried them. libya has formally been joined the u.n. treaty on narcotic drugs. they persuaded the right to chu coca leaves as a traditional remedy. they were concerned as the leaves are also used to make cocaine. this was good news for farmers. this is her story in her own news. >> my name is amelia, and i have been a coca farmer since i was a...
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., i was leading a system where 8% of the 8th graders in the city schools were operating on grade level in mathematics when i got there. yet when i looked at the performance evaluations of the adults at the same time 98% of them were being written as doing an excellent job. you can't run an effective organization when you have that kind of a disconnect between, you know, what people are supposed to be doing and the results that we're producing for kids. now i think that without a doubt today's teacher evaluation system are broken. there's a move now to fix them. a lot of teachers are worried about the use of test scores and whether that is fair or not. i think that what we've got to do is focus on the system that does... is fair and transparent for teachers but at the same time does hold folks accountable for the academic growth we see with kids >> jon: this is interesting. from any of the conversations i have with teachers they all talk about the frustrations that they have with this idea of the test being the all mighty word. that there is a math and reading metric that is established
., i was leading a system where 8% of the 8th graders in the city schools were operating on grade level in mathematics when i got there. yet when i looked at the performance evaluations of the adults at the same time 98% of them were being written as doing an excellent job. you can't run an effective organization when you have that kind of a disconnect between, you know, what people are supposed to be doing and the results that we're producing for kids. now i think that without a doubt today's...
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the bull's eye of heaviest snow is back towards the boston area and new york city right on the line. >> shepard: how are things looking for new york city? >> we talked about this yesterday, a tough forecast because we're right on the rain/snow line. look at this right here. the models are showing it. what's made so it hard to show this. but new york right there, the southern tip of manhattan, rain, rain, mix, and now snow. so i think we'll stay at all snow for the remainder of the inning and tonight, and when those two storms collide, which is going to happen, this piece of energy there and this coastal storm -- going to happen around 7:00, 8:00 tonight. it will be completely absorbed. and then we're going to see an explosive strengthening of the storm. temperatures we plummet and it's snow for everybody. nobody on the rain. one thing that may be different at this point. it's moving a little farther towards the east a little quicker. i think we look at maybe the snow tapering off at bit earlier tomorrow than we thought it would be. >> shepard: but not in boston. boston is in for just
the bull's eye of heaviest snow is back towards the boston area and new york city right on the line. >> shepard: how are things looking for new york city? >> we talked about this yesterday, a tough forecast because we're right on the rain/snow line. look at this right here. the models are showing it. what's made so it hard to show this. but new york right there, the southern tip of manhattan, rain, rain, mix, and now snow. so i think we'll stay at all snow for the remainder of the...
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we have enough of a challenge to clear out cars that got stuck and were abandoned in the city streets . we have a crew clearing them and they will be towed so we can get the best acess. >> what about the police, are they keeping them off of the road so your crews can get to the task of making it safe for all . citizens of hartford. >> absolutely. if there is joy riders and not emergency personnel and not lawful lie able to be in the street per the governor's officer they risked being ticketed or eventual lie arrested. >> have you ever seen it this bad in hartford,? >> this is equivalent of the one in '78. it took days to clear the streasts. we have an opportunity to accelerate the pace of the clean up behaus we have a lot of machinery available to do it. we just need the public's cooperation. >> hopefully the public listened and will take heed to what you stated. our team of extra reporters are synding amazing photings. this first photois massachusetts. we talked about how hard they are hit. you can see burr -- cars buried there. and the picture from connecticut that we wanted to show
we have enough of a challenge to clear out cars that got stuck and were abandoned in the city streets . we have a crew clearing them and they will be towed so we can get the best acess. >> what about the police, are they keeping them off of the road so your crews can get to the task of making it safe for all . citizens of hartford. >> absolutely. if there is joy riders and not emergency personnel and not lawful lie able to be in the street per the governor's officer they risked...
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accusing the mayor of subverting the bidding process. >> bankruptcy may be the only option for the city of baltimore 10 years down the road if officials do not make some major cuts and reforms. that is part of a city ordered to report what it says. the forecast was published by public financial management, inc.. if the city continues its spending trend it will be more than $2 billion in the hole. $745 million includes a budget deficit, failing infrastructure as well as health care and pension benefits accounts for $1.30 billion of the potential shortfall. >> if we act now we cabn teens the trajectory. >> the mayor highlights of your key themes for cuts including identifying strategies to align recurring revenues, reducing property and income taxes, addressing infrastructure, and addressing the city's long-term liabilities. the mayor says she will get more specific about what cuts will be made during her state of the city address next week. if you'd like to take a closer look at our report, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. >> president obama is hoping to get more democrats to suppo
accusing the mayor of subverting the bidding process. >> bankruptcy may be the only option for the city of baltimore 10 years down the road if officials do not make some major cuts and reforms. that is part of a city ordered to report what it says. the forecast was published by public financial management, inc.. if the city continues its spending trend it will be more than $2 billion in the hole. $745 million includes a budget deficit, failing infrastructure as well as health care and...
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we have some around the city. south of us between baltimore and washington there is a little area of light showers cover ago good portion of the eastern shore. the darker shades you see further south that is more significant rain. that is what most of it will be south of us especially down in the carolinas as a new storm develops along the coast. we have a rain chance for part of the day. >> hour big story several lawsuits just filed for the obgyn who police say killed himself after learning he was under investigation for photographing patients during exams. news reporter has more. >> they contacted lawyers in the pursuit of justice and more information about the case. these lawsuits claim hopkins hospital should have done more to keep an eye on dr. levy. >> his picture gave me chills. it is creepy. >> she is among the first former patients of dr. levy to file a negligence lawsuit against johns hopkins. levy committed suicide this week after police began investigating the obgyn foresee kretly photographing and vid
we have some around the city. south of us between baltimore and washington there is a little area of light showers cover ago good portion of the eastern shore. the darker shades you see further south that is more significant rain. that is what most of it will be south of us especially down in the carolinas as a new storm develops along the coast. we have a rain chance for part of the day. >> hour big story several lawsuits just filed for the obgyn who police say killed himself after...
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now french and malian forces are driving the rebels out of the cities and towns they have conquered, freeing the people who were forced to live under the horror of shari'a law. ephraim graham has the story. >> reporter: dall residents dancing in the streets, celebrating their town's liberation from islamic extremists. but that celebration soon turned to anger, with mali citizens looting islamic police headquarters, and lashing out against any sign of the 10 months of oppression they endured. in that time, islamist rebels amputated the hands of these two men for supporting the malian government. this man says islamic police cut my hand and showed it to the crowd. he says jihadists tortured me for three months before hacking my hand off in front of everyone. a fight against memories of the islamist oppression also played out here, in the streets of a newly liberated timbuktu. crowds attacking shops once owned by rebels. there are also many stories of torture in this town in the last 10 months, like public flogging. she recalls, i wanted to die. it was better to die than to live through
now french and malian forces are driving the rebels out of the cities and towns they have conquered, freeing the people who were forced to live under the horror of shari'a law. ephraim graham has the story. >> reporter: dall residents dancing in the streets, celebrating their town's liberation from islamic extremists. but that celebration soon turned to anger, with mali citizens looting islamic police headquarters, and lashing out against any sign of the 10 months of oppression they...
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first attack on the world trade center here in new york city. the car bombing back in 1993 killed six people and left more than 1,000 others injured. the names of those victims are now inscribed at the september 11th memorial and a ceremony will be held there today. >>> a desperate race against time near monterey bay in california after the coast guard received a series of distress calls from an unidentified family, the last one saying they are abandoning ship. it is believed the boaters were on a 29-foot sail boat with two young children on board. crews have been searching the waters off central california overnight hoping to find and rescue them. >>> and now let's head to wall street, which had a rough start to the week. cnbc's courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange. what's rattling the market? >> it hopes to bounce back after monday, after a stalemate in the italian elections, opposed to that economic reforms, causing concerns that europe's debt crisis could get even worse, rattling u.s. markets. separately, though, home depot repo
first attack on the world trade center here in new york city. the car bombing back in 1993 killed six people and left more than 1,000 others injured. the names of those victims are now inscribed at the september 11th memorial and a ceremony will be held there today. >>> a desperate race against time near monterey bay in california after the coast guard received a series of distress calls from an unidentified family, the last one saying they are abandoning ship. it is believed the...
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the city and the nation, michelle obama will attend tomorrow's funeral. we graciously appreciate the idea because it says to us that not only is she coming in support of our family but she is apparent. >> a family spokesperson says the girl's parents will be making a statement today because they want the focus to be on her. she had recently taken part in the president's inaugural festivities in washington only one week before she was gunned down about 1 mi. from obama's home. i remember her as a really funny, happy and sweet girl. it really fun person to be around. mourners have been paying respects all afternoon, many are from the neighborhood and they say they feel like they have lost their child. they want to come out and support the family. the majority did not know the family personally but want to show their support. i lost two family members to gun violence so i know what they are going through as for catching her killer gary mccarthy says police have made progress but so far no or arrests today he focused his comments on the big picture we believe
the city and the nation, michelle obama will attend tomorrow's funeral. we graciously appreciate the idea because it says to us that not only is she coming in support of our family but she is apparent. >> a family spokesperson says the girl's parents will be making a statement today because they want the focus to be on her. she had recently taken part in the president's inaugural festivities in washington only one week before she was gunned down about 1 mi. from obama's home. i remember...
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the suit claims that the city owed a police officer overtime for work done on blackberries. then to ask for us to do more off-duty is too much. we sacrifice our family time to serve the public, even off duty we're sworn to protect. you want us to take away more time from our families to do more, then pay us. >> a lot of people fired up about that one. >>> meanwhile, fired up about the weather forecast. things will get interesting. not so much in the mid- atlantic, up in new england, they're t alking about the possibility of a blizzard. maybe one to two feet towards boston. let's get to it. one more time, no issues today. it will be cloudy with highs near 40 this afternoon. here are the temperatures now, reagan national jumped up to 34. 29 in annapolis. off to the north and the west, temperatures, it's cold out there, 25 in frederick. our friends in cumberland, 28 in winchester. i mentioned highs only about 40 later this afternoon, noticeably cooler and the primary reason why, clouds. you can see them rolling in from the south and the west. it will be a mostly cloudy day. loo
the suit claims that the city owed a police officer overtime for work done on blackberries. then to ask for us to do more off-duty is too much. we sacrifice our family time to serve the public, even off duty we're sworn to protect. you want us to take away more time from our families to do more, then pay us. >> a lot of people fired up about that one. >>> meanwhile, fired up about the weather forecast. things will get interesting. not so much in the mid- atlantic, up in new...
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the seven city on the banks of the nile is near the valley of the kings. the pharaoh burial ground as the 60 tunes in chambers, including tut. there is also a vast temple complex with the ruins of religious buildings. more from our reporter in cairo. >> it appears there was an explosion on board the balloon when it was around 300 meters or so from the ground. the balloon then came plummeting down, at which 0.1 of the tourists on board, we understand that the british male tourist jump from the balloon. we understand from the ministry of tourism that they contacted the relevant embassies, which includes china, japan, hungary, france, and britain, to coordinate the response and how to get the bodies back home. of course, this comes as a huge blow for the egyptian tourist -- tourism industry. one of the main sources of revenue, being one of the last areas of the country where tourists were still going to, given the fact that cairo and surrounding cities are stowe -- are so unstable politically, and also the fact that the sinai is reported to be a difficult are
the seven city on the banks of the nile is near the valley of the kings. the pharaoh burial ground as the 60 tunes in chambers, including tut. there is also a vast temple complex with the ruins of religious buildings. more from our reporter in cairo. >> it appears there was an explosion on board the balloon when it was around 300 meters or so from the ground. the balloon then came plummeting down, at which 0.1 of the tourists on board, we understand that the british male tourist jump from...
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double or more the price. how do you save if you want to take your loved one someplace swanky. >> restaurant week is happening in a lot of cities through the country, a three course meal a lower price. a lot of times restaurants will continue the deals after restaurant week. call ahead, see if some of the restaurants are still honoring those restaurant week specials. also head to some of the website like groupon, living social or yip it and find last minute restaurant deals in your neighborhood. 50% off entrÉes, colleague -- including the drinks. >> no joke, living social, yip it and groupon are worth checking out. what if you want to do something unique? you don't want to do the normal valentine's day gift. you want to sparkle with something, maybe jewelry. where do you go? >> you want to head to website that offer discount gift cards. you can get a gift card to tiffany's for 10% off. williams sonoma has a 10% off card on card pool.com or cheesecake factory. the cards will be discounted so you can get them e
double or more the price. how do you save if you want to take your loved one someplace swanky. >> restaurant week is happening in a lot of cities through the country, a three course meal a lower price. a lot of times restaurants will continue the deals after restaurant week. call ahead, see if some of the restaurants are still honoring those restaurant week specials. also head to some of the website like groupon, living social or yip it and find last minute restaurant deals in your...
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of equipment ready. >> the city's mayor. >> stay off of the roads. stay home. let the public works group do their job. >> he is not kidding. they ordered a state-wide driving ban, facing one year in jail and $500 in fines. in portland, maine a pile up an early warning of what is to come. >> it will not be a hurricane sadie, but that does not mean you cannot be badly hurt or killed -- it will not be a hurricane sandy. >> aangry, stranded passengers -- angry, strand did passengers. >> now, i think i am going to laguardia. >> take the opportunity to stay home with family and friends. >> as we saw air travel is a big headache. nearly 5000 flights have been canceled. there is a record of 28 inches said. the worst of it overnight into saturday morning. richard reeve come abc 7 news. -- richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> chris, we have not talked to you in five or six hours. give us an idea of how things have deteriorated. >> it seems since we talked last it has got colder, and the gusts have guns drawn repeated when we talked last, it was -- the gusts have gott
of equipment ready. >> the city's mayor. >> stay off of the roads. stay home. let the public works group do their job. >> he is not kidding. they ordered a state-wide driving ban, facing one year in jail and $500 in fines. in portland, maine a pile up an early warning of what is to come. >> it will not be a hurricane sadie, but that does not mean you cannot be badly hurt or killed -- it will not be a hurricane sandy. >> aangry, stranded passengers -- angry, strand...
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the city of washington as we go forward. also want to remind everyone to use common sense stay off the streets of our city. basically stay home. salt is on stand by the transportation authority is prepared to use super powered snow blowers jet power to keep thungs running smoothly. andrew cuomo is operating the emergency response center. ladies, back to you. >> anna kooiman thank you very much. we will check back with you in just a little bit. it is called nemo we will go to janice dream. i think of the fish nemo. >> fox news is not calling it nemo they are calling it a blockbuster nor' easter. that is a record breaker for boston: let's look at the radar. two storms merge together and could bring us the blockbuster storm. we have snoiw across the great lakes. a lot of moisture and combined this is going to give us our big, big storm that could bring record snow total potentially. around 10:00 a.m. we will see a mixture. this could keep the snow totals down in new york city. north and west we are dealing with mainly snow and
the city of washington as we go forward. also want to remind everyone to use common sense stay off the streets of our city. basically stay home. salt is on stand by the transportation authority is prepared to use super powered snow blowers jet power to keep thungs running smoothly. andrew cuomo is operating the emergency response center. ladies, back to you. >> anna kooiman thank you very much. we will check back with you in just a little bit. it is called nemo we will go to janice dream....
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new york city jogers and dog walkers took the friday morning flurries in stride. by tomorrow manhattan could be buried under a foot of snow. >> if it gets crazy i'll stay in. if not keep moving. >> parts of new york and new jersey that are still recovering from super storm sandy are bracing for powerful winds and storm surges. hundreds of plow trucks are ready to spread 250,000 tons of all the salt. >> people are preparing for 2 feet of snow. power outages are a major concern because hurricane force winds are expected to hit this city. >> this home dee d -- depo was busy this morning. people are stocking up. >> i got some extra milk, extra flashlights. it's not that bad as long as you have everything you need. i wouldn't say i welcome it. >> amtrak trains will stop running between new york and boston this afternoon. many airports are shutting down, canceling thousands of flights. >> many schools across new england are closed today or letting their students out early. remember to stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. for instant updates go to cbsbaltimo
new york city jogers and dog walkers took the friday morning flurries in stride. by tomorrow manhattan could be buried under a foot of snow. >> if it gets crazy i'll stay in. if not keep moving. >> parts of new york and new jersey that are still recovering from super storm sandy are bracing for powerful winds and storm surges. hundreds of plow trucks are ready to spread 250,000 tons of all the salt. >> people are preparing for 2 feet of snow. power outages are a major concern...
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people leaving the city will be limited to two cans. offenders can be fined up to $64,000 to ensure there's an adequate supply of formula in hong kong. >> commercial fishermen in new england in the u.s. are worried a cut to quotas will drive them out of business. but regulators say it's the only way to preserve the centuries old fishing tradition. more from new hampshire. >> off the coast of new hampshire, fisherman david is regulating the sea of government regulations. the amendment of shrink has been reduced -- shrimp has been reduced and now they want to reduce the cod catch by as much as 77% as well.
people leaving the city will be limited to two cans. offenders can be fined up to $64,000 to ensure there's an adequate supply of formula in hong kong. >> commercial fishermen in new england in the u.s. are worried a cut to quotas will drive them out of business. but regulators say it's the only way to preserve the centuries old fishing tradition. more from new hampshire. >> off the coast of new hampshire, fisherman david is regulating the sea of government regulations. the...
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and the answer, again, is the city. this is fundamentally the opposite of the american ethos, you know? from jefferson on. cities are essential to the health and freedom of man. if we continue to pile upon ourselves in cities as they do in europe, we shall take to eating one another as they do there. [laughter] that was jefferson. and that just continued and continued. and it made sense back in the 1700s when we had the whole country to spread out on. but that's not the case now. so it's a longer discussion. all three of these are a longer discussion. but they're all national crises. we have a national economic crisis which is only going to get tougher, we have a national health crisis which is bankrupting us, and as sandy proved all too clear a couple weeks ago, global warming is beginning to affect us dramatically. and now we're not talking about stopping it, we're talking about mitigating it. but, obviously, the less of
and the answer, again, is the city. this is fundamentally the opposite of the american ethos, you know? from jefferson on. cities are essential to the health and freedom of man. if we continue to pile upon ourselves in cities as they do in europe, we shall take to eating one another as they do there. [laughter] that was jefferson. and that just continued and continued. and it made sense back in the 1700s when we had the whole country to spread out on. but that's not the case now. so it's a...
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masks in the city. you see this after several robberies by gunman faces are covered by the masks who makes it hard to identify them. we identified gary was the go to guy for this story. >> reporter: prince georges county armed robbery can't see the guy because of ski masks, d.c.'s fourth police district, look at the listserve, and you see? >> a number of reports that people were assaulted with folks with ski masks on. black ones. >> neighborhood advisory commissioner faith wheeler should know she was getting into her car on 4th street near the tacoma park metro. >> i noticed a young man come off and start walking off the sidewalk pulling the ski mask down over his face and standing in the middle of the road in my path and so i basically focused on the space between the two parked cars and him and that car took off really fast. >> a week ago tuesday, 13th and varnum northeast armed robber, ski mask, woman loses her purse, can't give much of a description. >> then on january 10 a man was robbed here at th
masks in the city. you see this after several robberies by gunman faces are covered by the masks who makes it hard to identify them. we identified gary was the go to guy for this story. >> reporter: prince georges county armed robbery can't see the guy because of ski masks, d.c.'s fourth police district, look at the listserve, and you see? >> a number of reports that people were assaulted with folks with ski masks on. black ones. >> neighborhood advisory commissioner faith...
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a little bit in the city. also some -- then down toward daley city. not much but we will take anything we can get. 350's 50s on the temperatures. winter weather advisory from ten to ten tomorrow. two to six inches of snow should cover it. saturday looks sunny but windy and cold and breezy and warmer sunday, monday, tuesday and much of next week. sunny and warmer. >> today san francisco's mayor officially steps in to that hot debate over gun control. we will tell you what he is doing today. >> we are live in vallejo at scene of a botched home robbie. three people have been shot. what neighbors are saying about the family. . >> we are live in pebble beach as. last time we checked in we saw jim harbaugh. we have talked to him since and we will tell you what he is saying. q [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this sy
a little bit in the city. also some -- then down toward daley city. not much but we will take anything we can get. 350's 50s on the temperatures. winter weather advisory from ten to ten tomorrow. two to six inches of snow should cover it. saturday looks sunny but windy and cold and breezy and warmer sunday, monday, tuesday and much of next week. sunny and warmer. >> today san francisco's mayor officially steps in to that hot debate over gun control. we will tell you what he is doing...
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the trains are moving -- running york city, not any further than that. >> across the northeast, warning that the blizzardrepare for the is passed. time to stay safe. cars were ordered off the streets in boston. probably see that picking up, only -- is starting to let. it keeps intensifying. it seems yes, for the most part, are staying off the streets. only vehicles we will see occasional snow plows. they're listening to the emergency officials when them to stay inside. this is a 19 car pileup friday portland, maine. there are no serious injuries, but it drives some of the people to stay off the roads. the nor'easter moving into the could affect millions. boston, is now emergency has been put into place. the mayor had this message for residents. is a storm of major proportions. stay home.e roads, let the public works crews do their job. has declared a state of emergency. official said a plethora of snow clearing units will hit the but one that does not mean people should take unnecessary risks. at airports, thousands of been cancelled. >> most of the flights have been cancelled. maybe i
the trains are moving -- running york city, not any further than that. >> across the northeast, warning that the blizzardrepare for the is passed. time to stay safe. cars were ordered off the streets in boston. probably see that picking up, only -- is starting to let. it keeps intensifying. it seems yes, for the most part, are staying off the streets. only vehicles we will see occasional snow plows. they're listening to the emergency officials when them to stay inside. this is a 19 car...
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about 800 new smoke detectors for families in the city. this will allow them to at this . their program that provides free smoke detectors to people living in the city. it's something they have been doing since the 1990s. the grant will be presented later this morning at 10 at the hardy fire station in the citych the mayor and fire chief will be there to accept it. now if you need a smoke alarm in your home and live in the city, call 311-and fire fight will come out within two hours to install it. linda so, abc2 news. >>> chances are you never heard or seen the phenomenon we are about to show you. brian kuebler tells us one baltimore county family's story and picks apart the science to explain what experts say is a dangerous mix of fire and physics. >> reporter: abc2 news investigators told you about a fire if he nonnol called flame jeting that happens when gas is poured over an open flame. the gas can doesn't simply explode the opening is is a mouth of a fire breathing dragon. you can see it in this video as the flames climb up the fumes
about 800 new smoke detectors for families in the city. this will allow them to at this . their program that provides free smoke detectors to people living in the city. it's something they have been doing since the 1990s. the grant will be presented later this morning at 10 at the hardy fire station in the citych the mayor and fire chief will be there to accept it. now if you need a smoke alarm in your home and live in the city, call 311-and fire fight will come out within two hours to install...
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the city. there were really no restrictions. it was open ended on who could teach it, where they could teach it. it was all these men teaching it in these homes. it made me feel very unsafe. i couldn't find an instructor. in the end the city council, because of reading all this, exposing all this, the city made it virtually impossible for people to get guns in the city, the city council passed a law this year that took away that requirement, that five-hour class. and a couple other small requirements, but there's still 11 steps to gun ownership in washington which is only down from 17 when i did it. host: emily miller, who is charles sykes and what's his role in the gun-buying process in d.c.? guest: well, charles sykes is the one legal gun dealer in washington, d.c., and he's been doing it for years. he does not buy and sell. he has a very unique role which is transferring the guns, because federal law says you have to have a gun transferred to a federally licensed dealer in your state, and d.
the city. there were really no restrictions. it was open ended on who could teach it, where they could teach it. it was all these men teaching it in these homes. it made me feel very unsafe. i couldn't find an instructor. in the end the city council, because of reading all this, exposing all this, the city made it virtually impossible for people to get guns in the city, the city council passed a law this year that took away that requirement, that five-hour class. and a couple other small...
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right now in the 50s across the city of tampa but very cold. nighttime hours, very cold temperatures and tomorrow in parts of the northern plains, snow is heavy and lot colder across places in the northern plains. >> kelly: thank you very much. >> heather: as the senate prepares to confirm former g.o.p. senator chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense new questions about whether all the opposition to his nomination will hurt his ability to lead in the long run. here is lindsay graham is addressing this issue on fox news sunday earlier today. >> even if you allow hagel to be confirmed in a weekly when you come back from recess, do you worry at all he will be damaged and therefore less effective in dealing inside the pentagon? >> i would worry about a congress being jammed to support a nominee that the "washington post" is said to the left of obama policy agenda and on the fringe of the senate. >> heather: joining me now is brad blakeman and erlina maxwell i'll start with you. it does appear that chuck hagel will be confirmed as secretary of
right now in the 50s across the city of tampa but very cold. nighttime hours, very cold temperatures and tomorrow in parts of the northern plains, snow is heavy and lot colder across places in the northern plains. >> kelly: thank you very much. >> heather: as the senate prepares to confirm former g.o.p. senator chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense new questions about whether all the opposition to his nomination will hurt his ability to lead in the long run. here is lindsay...
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, the agricultural department, homeland security and the national park city that their jobs could be affected if the cuts kick in on march 1. and a new poll finds that 33% of the americans are hoping to see that if they cannot reach a budget deal. >> reporter: but the government furloughs have workers pretty upcement that's why wusa9 started a petition as we are asking you to talk about this if they are furloughed due to sequestration. go to wusa9.com and you'll find a petition on our home page. >>> up next, 30 million people in 18 states are under a winter storm warning and heavy snowplows through the midwest. tom? >> reporter: yeah, we will talk about what the blizzard of oz is going to mean to us. we'll show you some temperatures right now. still pretty cold. these are actual windchills. feeling like it is 31 downtown, 27 in gaithersburg and 25 in leesburg. we'll come back and talk about thunder snow. we'll show you where the thunder snow occurred and we'll talk about an evening commute tomorrow that could be a little messy. >>> and plus a startling development in south africa, th
, the agricultural department, homeland security and the national park city that their jobs could be affected if the cuts kick in on march 1. and a new poll finds that 33% of the americans are hoping to see that if they cannot reach a budget deal. >> reporter: but the government furloughs have workers pretty upcement that's why wusa9 started a petition as we are asking you to talk about this if they are furloughed due to sequestration. go to wusa9.com and you'll find a petition on our...
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coming up, more from the vatican city where a massive crowd gathered in st. peter square. people around the world cheering pope benedict for a final blessing. he offered it before he steps down. in the next hour we'll take a look at his legacy and choices to succeed him. >> you may have heard everything about the oscar pistorius trial. a new twist, shocking charges oscar's brother is now facing. >>> and next in "sunday house call," a new warning about common tests and treatments that you may not need when we go to the doctor. the doctors are in to fill us in on what we may not need to do. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wr
coming up, more from the vatican city where a massive crowd gathered in st. peter square. people around the world cheering pope benedict for a final blessing. he offered it before he steps down. in the next hour we'll take a look at his legacy and choices to succeed him. >> you may have heard everything about the oscar pistorius trial. a new twist, shocking charges oscar's brother is now facing. >>> and next in "sunday house call," a new warning about common tests and...
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and the rate on the set fire storm swept across the german city and killed thousands. >> commemorative events were held for the victims today while elsewhere in the city, police were deployed to prevent clashes between yanase groups and anti- fascist activists. and at a memorial ceremony for dress dinners -- >> a memorial ceremony for dresdeners and many more. at the ceremony, we are thinking of those who needlessly perished in the second world war, a war that was started by germany. >> on february 13, 1945, britain's royal air force targeted dresden. with help from american bombers, the devastated the city, killing 25,000 people in just hours. much of the downtown area was destroyed along with industrial and military infrastructure. bombs were dropped indiscriminately and nearly everywhere to inflict maximum damage. copper bombing, a horrendous tactic now prohibited by the geneva convention. at a demonstration in the city center, thousands warned against forgetting about germany's nazi past which provoked the horrors of dresden, so the locals by locking arms to keep neo-nazis out of t
and the rate on the set fire storm swept across the german city and killed thousands. >> commemorative events were held for the victims today while elsewhere in the city, police were deployed to prevent clashes between yanase groups and anti- fascist activists. and at a memorial ceremony for dress dinners -- >> a memorial ceremony for dresdeners and many more. at the ceremony, we are thinking of those who needlessly perished in the second world war, a war that was started by...
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this weekend, the city will commemorate the event. we have been talking to some of the survivors. >> 70 years since the end of one of the world's bloodiest battles. the memorial remains one of the most symbolic sites in russia. here come close to a million soldiers died in just six months of ruthless combat. a breath-taking german advance into russia had been blocked at stalingrad. hundreds of thousands of men died in a brutal urban warfare as the red army refused to yield. then, once the russian winter set in, fresh soviet forces surrounded the entire army, killing or capturing every man. the german commander was forced into a humiliating situation. this man witnessed the surrender, but the images that etched most strongly on his memory are the images of death and a burning river. >> everything was on fire. the bank of the river was covered mixed with human heads, arms, legs. there are the remains of people who were being taken across when they were bombed. >> the scale of the loss of life is almost beyond imagination and it all happ
this weekend, the city will commemorate the event. we have been talking to some of the survivors. >> 70 years since the end of one of the world's bloodiest battles. the memorial remains one of the most symbolic sites in russia. here come close to a million soldiers died in just six months of ruthless combat. a breath-taking german advance into russia had been blocked at stalingrad. hundreds of thousands of men died in a brutal urban warfare as the red army refused to yield. then, once the...
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if it was just a little closer, it could seriously have leveled the city which brings us to nasa. are they doing enough to prevent a giant space rock from hitting us? do you wonder about that now? it is now the time to strip away funding. here with more on this is terice, managing directorof space.com. first of all, a lot of people wonder if there's a connection between the two events? dpl that was the first question we had, too. the answer right now is no. nasa says that the two -- the asteroids, the one that flew by this afternoon, the big one, they came from completely different directions meaning they are not from the same object, and they say that fairly conclusively. melissa: a coincidence. >> pardon the pun, a cosmic coincidence. amazing it happened in the same day. melissa: makes you feel vulnerable. we watch one, and we get hit from the other side. you say the key to protect ourselves 1 -- is not helmets, but early detection. >> yeah, you can't protect yourself from asteroids if you don't know they are out there. that's something nasa, they have a program in place to look
if it was just a little closer, it could seriously have leveled the city which brings us to nasa. are they doing enough to prevent a giant space rock from hitting us? do you wonder about that now? it is now the time to strip away funding. here with more on this is terice, managing directorof space.com. first of all, a lot of people wonder if there's a connection between the two events? dpl that was the first question we had, too. the answer right now is no. nasa says that the two -- the...
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big, important cities like boston, the most important city of them all, right in the path of a major winter storm. >> actually quite serious. that's a lot of snow being dumped there. >> taking off in a matter of hours, boeing's troubled dreamliner jumbo jet. don't expect to see passengers on board. >>> this is just another hack who wants fooef minutes on tsiv. >> chris christie unloads only the former white house doctor that says the governor is so heavy he could die in office. that controversy getting louder and louder and louder. welcome back to "early start". >> it's 31 minutes past the hour. we begin with a potentially epic winter storm that could dump more than two feet of snow on parts of new england starting tomorrow. so right now there's a blizzard watch in effect for sections of rhode island and massachusetts, and plenty of freezing rain and damaging winds forecast for the rest of the northeast as well. boy, this sounds terrible. let's go right to the cnn weather center in atlanta. how big will this one be? >> potentially one to two feet. some models bringing it higher than
big, important cities like boston, the most important city of them all, right in the path of a major winter storm. >> actually quite serious. that's a lot of snow being dumped there. >> taking off in a matter of hours, boeing's troubled dreamliner jumbo jet. don't expect to see passengers on board. >>> this is just another hack who wants fooef minutes on tsiv. >> chris christie unloads only the former white house doctor that says the governor is so heavy he could die...
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>> all along the on the big question is toward the york city some 30 inches we are right on that line so york will get another seven or 8 inches but we will see those individual areas with the b3 feet totals. lou: that is a lot of snow we will keep updated on the wicked whether. president did farewell to leon panetta one day after he testified to congress the president was a wall the >> the nasdaq at the highest close since november of 2,000, and volume down to 2.9 billion shares. the dow jones industrials breaking the five week win streak, and s&p and nasdaq, however, squeaked out gaining exteemedding the winning streak to six weeks. this is the first six week winning streak for the s&p since 1971. linkedin with an all-time high, up 21%. aol up 7.5%, apple up 1.5%, and crude and oil closer lower, oil, the worst weakly performance since the end of november. ten-year treasury unchanged, a yield of 1 #.95%. well, here on fox business, we've been focusing on the real estate story throughout the day as the housing market recovers. we've been spotlighting homes for sale across the country
>> all along the on the big question is toward the york city some 30 inches we are right on that line so york will get another seven or 8 inches but we will see those individual areas with the b3 feet totals. lou: that is a lot of snow we will keep updated on the wicked whether. president did farewell to leon panetta one day after he testified to congress the president was a wall the >> the nasdaq at the highest close since november of 2,000, and volume down to 2.9 billion shares....
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the city of baltimore. i love you. >> it was a sea of purple to make every ravens fan proud. >> it triple stabbing near yesterday's parade. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we will bring ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group]
the city of baltimore. i love you. >> it was a sea of purple to make every ravens fan proud. >> it triple stabbing near yesterday's parade. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we will bring ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet...
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glaxo much of the city has been destroyed. people here are eager to tell their stories, but some do not want to appear on camera, fearing arrest by security forces if they speak their mind. this man tells me he used to have a well paying job, but now he is selling through to try and make a living. he says he was forced out of his home. for more than a year now, he is living with 20 members of his family in one single flat. everyone is grateful to get back to normal, but behind-the- scenes, there is a lot of anger. he also lost his well paying job and is selling lipsticks and cosmetics. he tells me everyone is tired, and there will be no end to the suffering unless syrians for give each other and make a new start. >> there is a window of hope for those who lost their means of living, but given the scale of the crisis, it is not enough. what people can make your hardly feeds them, but for most of those affected by the violence, there is no such opportunity. you cannot forget the war altogether. before we left the market, a jet f
glaxo much of the city has been destroyed. people here are eager to tell their stories, but some do not want to appear on camera, fearing arrest by security forces if they speak their mind. this man tells me he used to have a well paying job, but now he is selling through to try and make a living. he says he was forced out of his home. for more than a year now, he is living with 20 members of his family in one single flat. everyone is grateful to get back to normal, but behind-the- scenes,...
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and the ravens rode down the streets of the charmed city yesterday celebrating with thousands of fans who turned out to revel in the team's super bowl win. after the parade, more than 80,000 people packed the stadium to see veteran safety ed reed do the impossible. upstage ray lewis. ♪ we got two tickets to paradise ♪ ♪ pack your bags we can leave tonight ♪ baltimore! y'all know i -- baltimore, oh! >> he was a little better and to his child's credit, he remained a neutral party despite the reaction of all his teammates in the background. coming up at the top of the hour, president obama calls on congress to postpone deep spending cuts by enacting a different set of reductions in revenue. the "morning joe" crew will kick around the numbers whether there's any hope of getting something done big in d.c. and we'll huddle around the water cooler where president clinton is often a full throated endorsement for a woman in the white house. step aside, hillary. clinton is backing betty white. lewis will explain when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don
and the ravens rode down the streets of the charmed city yesterday celebrating with thousands of fans who turned out to revel in the team's super bowl win. after the parade, more than 80,000 people packed the stadium to see veteran safety ed reed do the impossible. upstage ray lewis. ♪ we got two tickets to paradise ♪ ♪ pack your bags we can leave tonight ♪ baltimore! y'all know i -- baltimore, oh! >> he was a little better and to his child's credit, he remained a neutral party...
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. >> of this are wondering if the city will get involved with a loss are seemingly a nord -- ignored. the two d.c. officers have been placed on the minister to lead. the suspect is under arrest. he is in the hospital in serious but stable condition. the woman was not so physically harmed. >> new business and -- floyd corkins has pled guilty to the shooting at phoenix building. today brings a pleasant with the story. it is kind of mild out there. sunshine is thinking through- sunshine is peeking through. >> we have sunshine across the d.c. area. >> it is a little on the chilly side. the fault has broken along the gulf coast. delays orca-the were delays at laguardia. we should see bricks at least to the north with temperatures getting into the low 50 possible. and the lower 40's for those of us without son. i will have more details coming up in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you so much. a scary scene out of a florida highway after a truck crashed into a cement wall and went over the side of a overpass. it dangled there for more than one hour. one person was killed. another one ha
. >> of this are wondering if the city will get involved with a loss are seemingly a nord -- ignored. the two d.c. officers have been placed on the minister to lead. the suspect is under arrest. he is in the hospital in serious but stable condition. the woman was not so physically harmed. >> new business and -- floyd corkins has pled guilty to the shooting at phoenix building. today brings a pleasant with the story. it is kind of mild out there. sunshine is thinking through-...
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the city on the hill. the cradle of liberty. the hub. >> this is boston. >> this is boston. >> this is boston! >> this is boston. >> boston, massachusetts, the largest city in new england. a unique blend of old and new, skyscrapers nestled next to historic landmarks, marketplaces lining cobblestone streets. these very streets tell the story of the american revolution. each year more than 4 million tourists walk the freedom trail, 2 1/2 mile hike through time, encompassing nearly four centuries of history. paul revere's house, old north church, the site of the boston massacre. >> i'm standing where we read the declaration of independence to the people of boston for the first time. >> the backbone of boston? its vibrant neighborhoods, each with its own distinct flavor, from trendy back bay to north end's little italy to south boston, community built on strong family ties. born and raised in boston, this man used the city for his back drop of his best-selling books. >> there's no other place like it in the country. no place like it
the city on the hill. the cradle of liberty. the hub. >> this is boston. >> this is boston. >> this is boston! >> this is boston. >> boston, massachusetts, the largest city in new england. a unique blend of old and new, skyscrapers nestled next to historic landmarks, marketplaces lining cobblestone streets. these very streets tell the story of the american revolution. each year more than 4 million tourists walk the freedom trail, 2 1/2 mile hike through time,...
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prices rose in major cities in china last month despite the efforts to reign in speculative activity. officials will expand a pilot property tax program and other measures to curb the price hike. new housing prices rose in january in 53 cities. prices soared 2% or more in the industrial hubs of schennzhen. they went up 1.6% in beijing and 1.1% in wuhan. officials say they will expand taxation on real estate from shanghai to other cities. they say the measure is it to prevent public criticism linked to unaffordable property prices. they also plan to define maximum limits for price fluctuations in beijing and other big cities. >>> authorities in china and japan have been at odds for months over a territorial dispute. but another crisis is prompting them to work together. record levels of air pollution in china have been traveling east spreading fine particles over western japan. officials from both sides have met in beijing to discuss a common response to the issue. a working level meeting took place on friday, following a request from japanese authorities. chinese officials said they
prices rose in major cities in china last month despite the efforts to reign in speculative activity. officials will expand a pilot property tax program and other measures to curb the price hike. new housing prices rose in january in 53 cities. prices soared 2% or more in the industrial hubs of schennzhen. they went up 1.6% in beijing and 1.1% in wuhan. officials say they will expand taxation on real estate from shanghai to other cities. they say the measure is it to prevent public criticism...
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otherwise we like the fact that the city is changing, the infrastructure is improving, and the standard of living is rising. >> the building affects our lives because the let -- electricity and water often get cut off. >> even before the sochi games begin, they will have broken 1 record -- they are said to be the costliest olympic games of all time. >> are you ready? it is time to roll out the red carpet. theberlina -- the berlinale international film festival is it to kick off. >> hundreds of movies are said to be shown over the next 11 days, but just ahead of them are the prize for best director, best actor, and best film. >> the winners of those prizes will take home those famous golden bears. >> organizers are leaving nothing to chance. everything is in place for the start of the berlin film festival. for the festival director, there are plenty of new film makers to get excited about. >> you get the feeling they have dropped everything, left their parents behind and said, "we are going to do everything differently," but they still have a very firm grasp on reality. >> the opening fi
otherwise we like the fact that the city is changing, the infrastructure is improving, and the standard of living is rising. >> the building affects our lives because the let -- electricity and water often get cut off. >> even before the sochi games begin, they will have broken 1 record -- they are said to be the costliest olympic games of all time. >> are you ready? it is time to roll out the red carpet. theberlina -- the berlinale international film festival is it to kick...
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now the city is hitting his son with a bill for almost $800. here's a news 4 exclusive. >> it's ridiculous. >> reporter: he is outraged. >> i feel angry, upset. i'm disturbed that we even received this bill. >> reporter: d.c. fire ems mailed a bill for $780.85 for ambulance services new year's eve night. that's when his father died while waiting for an ambulance at his southeast home. for more than 30 minutes. >> my sister and i were still grieving about the situation, very angry about what happened and the service we did not receive from the district. >> reporter: the day after news 4 first reported the story, chief kenneth ellerby told us a fire truck was first on the scene. >> we did respond as quickly as possible. i think we were at the area in question within nine minutes. the challenge for us was providing ambulance service. >> reporter: the ford family says they called 911 for that ambulance service at ford sr. began to have trouble breathing. dispatch records show the call was logged at 1:25 a.m. but after what family members say was a
now the city is hitting his son with a bill for almost $800. here's a news 4 exclusive. >> it's ridiculous. >> reporter: he is outraged. >> i feel angry, upset. i'm disturbed that we even received this bill. >> reporter: d.c. fire ems mailed a bill for $780.85 for ambulance services new year's eve night. that's when his father died while waiting for an ambulance at his southeast home. for more than 30 minutes. >> my sister and i were still grieving about the...
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i have visited 20 different countries, 30 cities, and spoken to the chief justice of the countries i have visited. that includes the chief justice of the supreme court of russia, where we had a long conversation one-on-one talking about issues like this. i tell you what happens in other countries and what they are doing. in russia, for example, you have 200,000 jurors. you don't even have to go to high school. you have no attorney-client privilege. you go to court. they only have 35,000 average cats. -- advocates. they handle the most difficult cases. we were talking about how to professionalize, if you will, the legal profession. the aba was formed 133 years ago only for two purposes. one, to create a code of ethics for all lawyers. the second one is to increase the quality of legal education. that is still our fundamental mission. so, one suggestion i made at that time to the chief justice is you have got to give lawyers a monopoly. the only way -- this sounds self-serving, and it is not -- the only way to professionalize it is to have a group of people that have a monopoly so that
i have visited 20 different countries, 30 cities, and spoken to the chief justice of the countries i have visited. that includes the chief justice of the supreme court of russia, where we had a long conversation one-on-one talking about issues like this. i tell you what happens in other countries and what they are doing. in russia, for example, you have 200,000 jurors. you don't even have to go to high school. you have no attorney-client privilege. you go to court. they only have 35,000 average...